The production and application of biochar in soils
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Biochar produced from biomass with minimum ash content (<3-5%) has large porosity, surface area, and holds more water than biochars in other groups.
“Biochar produced from biomass with minimum ash content (<3-5%), such as wood, nut shells, bamboo, and some seeds (e.g., apricots).These hard biochars have large porosity, surface area (SA), and hold more water than biochars in other groups.”
From Biochar and its importance on nutrient dynamics in soil and plant (2020) · cites this paper as Joseph and Taylor 2014
Based on ash composition and properties, biochar can be divided into three main groups.
“Based on the ash composition and its properties, biochar can be divided into the following three main groups (Joseph and Taylor 2014).”
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The physical and chemical properties of biochar also depend on heating rate, kiln pressure, atmosphere composition, and pre- or post-treatment.
“The physical and chemical properties also depend on other factors such as heating rate, kiln pressure, the composition of the atmosphere (N or CO2 atmosphere in the kiln), and the type of pre-or post-treatment of biochar (Joseph and Taylor 2014).”
From Biochar and its importance on nutrient dynamics in soil and plant (2020) · cites this paper as Joseph and Taylor 2014
The characteristics of biochar are influenced by the feedstock and heating conditions.
“The characteristics of biochar are influenced by the feedstock and heating conditions (Joseph and Taylor 2014;Laghari et al. 2016;Li et al. 2017b;Ralebitso-Senior and Orr 2016;Yuan et al. 2017).”
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- Authors
- Joseph, S., & Taylor, P.
- Affiliations
- UNSW Sydney (AU)
- Venue
- Advances in Biorefineries
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Published
- 2014
- Pages
- 525-555
- OpenAlex
- W87527367
- Cited by
- 30
- References
- 37
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 4 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 7 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 5 · 2017: 2 · 2015: 2 · 2014: 2
- FWCI
- 3.40
- Type
- book chapter
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Elsevier eBooks (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Soil Science › Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Biomedical Engineering › Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Global and Planetary Change › Fire effects on ecosystems
- Keywords
- biochar, biochar production, soil amendment, feedstock properties, pyrolysis temperature, biochar properties, soil properties
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